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Saturday, July 23, 2011

Storyland Yoga...Review & Giveaway!

In our home, I try and stress the importance of exercise. We do not have a gym membership so our family's exercise is generally done at home in the form of exercise videos. The kids have always taken a big interest in anything we do and exercise is no exception. They will often try and mimic what I am doing in my routines but it is tough for kids to keep up with exercises geared toward adults (hey...it is tough for ME to keep up!). When I was approached by Playful Planet to check out their yoga video for kids, Storyland Yoga I could not wait to give it a shot with the kids. Here is the scoop...

Storyland Yoga is a fun-filled adventure that infuses children with an eco-conscious message. Two unique stories, Save the Whale and Condor Trek, engage a child's imagination through storytelling. Kid's learn yoga postures by becoming part of the story and imitating animals. Yoga is great exercise and helps to calm children, giving them greater focus and increased clarity. By connecting with nature and gaining respect for their own health and well being, children become empowered to create solutions for the health and sustainability of our planet. Storyland Yoga is equally fun for parents and family members who can benefit from yoga, while enjoying organic time with their children.

What a wonderful way to children to be introduced to yoga! The teacher Ahmed Fahmy takes the children on two great adventures teaching them yoga poses along with way. Ahmed incorporates animal poses into the story seamlessly teaching the children the poses while keeping them engaged in the story. A&W at nearly 5 really enjoy doing this video and we do it several times a week. Condor Trek is their favorite taking them on a mission to help a mommy condor get her eggs back. So fun! I love that the boys are getting an introduction to yoga, a great story and the wonderful health benefits of yoga (stretching, flexibility, focus etc...). Thumbs up from us all! You can pick up your copy today on Amazon...

I am thrilled to tell you that one lucky RBM reader will receive a copy of Storyland Yoga! Thanks so much to Playful Planet for a great product and giveaway. Here is how to enter...

Mandatory Entry: Leave a comment below telling me why you would like to win. You must complete this entry for all others to count.

Please leave a separate comment for each entry and be sure to include your e-mail. Contest is open to US residents and will end on August 1st. The lucky winner will be announced by e-mail on August 2nd . Winners will have 48 hours to respond before another winner is draw. Good Luck!

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post and I was provided with the above mentioned DVD for purpose of review. The opinions in this post are entirely my own. Your experience may differ from mine. This post has not been reviewed or edited by anyone. I was not compensated in any other way for this review. The sponsor of this giveaway is responsible for prize fulfillment and shipping the winner(s) their prize.

I think this looks like an amazing video! My 5 year old son loves Yoga - he has mastered 3 poses so far, Tree, Bridge & Dog. Since he is on the autism spectrum, his OTs at school use yoga as a way to strengthen his core and help his focus. It helps and he's always so proud to strike a pose for us. Since he's also a little book worm - I this DVD is a great combination of things he enjoys. And we could do it together.

I would love to encourage my sons to explore yoga. They do a lot of sports with balls but I like the reflective nature of yoga and I think they would enjoy doing it with me. Thanks! alicedemskehansen at gmail.com

I would love to win because we have very long winters here and it would be a good way to stay active, and because it would be a 'calm' way for my daughter to be active indoors!Marysa {at} marysa {dot} com

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